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Lower right engine cowling on a BE400 beech jet noted to be missing after landing at pbi, fl. Possible bird strike on takeoff from pym, ma.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pym.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 other : 201 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer only : pym |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 606900 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Airport Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
After takeoff from runway 24, departure instructions were to climb to 2000 ft and turn left heading 120 degrees. With the sic flying (PF), he initiated a left turn at 1000 ft. At approximately 1300 ft, a heading of 180 degrees and in light turbulence, both pilots felt a bump from the airplane. PIC (PNF) verified normal flight continuity and engine parameters. PIC (PNF) determined it was safe to continue and the flight continued as planned with no abnormalities noted. After landing at pbi, PIC resumed control of the airplane during the taxi from the runway. PIC taxied the airplane to the FBO ramp and after shutting down engines and opening the cabin door, line personnel advised the crew that the right engine lower cowling was missing. Crew then called FBO maintenance and company X maintenance. Upon inspection of right engine upper cowling, a large dent, apparently resulting from a bird strike, was noticed by crew and maintenance personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOWER R ENG COWLING ON A BE400 BEECH JET NOTED TO BE MISSING AFTER LNDG AT PBI, FL. POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE ON TKOF FROM PYM, MA.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 24, DEP INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO CLB TO 2000 FT AND TURN L HDG 120 DEGS. WITH THE SIC FLYING (PF), HE INITIATED A L TURN AT 1000 FT. AT APPROX 1300 FT, A HDG OF 180 DEGS AND IN LIGHT TURB, BOTH PLTS FELT A BUMP FROM THE AIRPLANE. PIC (PNF) VERIFIED NORMAL FLT CONTINUITY AND ENG PARAMETERS. PIC (PNF) DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE AND THE FLT CONTINUED AS PLANNED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. AFTER LNDG AT PBI, PIC RESUMED CTL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAXI FROM THE RWY. PIC TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE FBO RAMP AND AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENGS AND OPENING THE CABIN DOOR, LINE PERSONNEL ADVISED THE CREW THAT THE R ENG LOWER COWLING WAS MISSING. CREW THEN CALLED FBO MAINT AND COMPANY X MAINT. UPON INSPECTION OF R ENG UPPER COWLING, A LARGE DENT, APPARENTLY RESULTING FROM A BIRD STRIKE, WAS NOTICED BY CREW AND MAINT PERSONNEL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.